Forestry Commission
@ForestryComm
Providing expertise and support to the forestry sector, landowners, land managers and farmers in order to protect, improve and expand England's woodlands.
- The nation's public forest estate, managed by Forestry England, is a great example of how leisure and tourism can sit alongside woodland management for wildlife, timber and leisure. Our recent blog looks at the leisure & tourism potential of woodlands: forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/16/une23417
- Sustainable forestry benefits people, the environment and the economy. Find out more about the sustainable forestry cycle: gov.uk/government/pub15282
- Trade restrictions on conifer trees have been lifted across seven English counties following more than four years of intensive scientific investigation into the tree disease Phytophthora pluvialis. Read our NEW blog: forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/04/how Image: Forest Research #TreeHealth43509
- Did you know...? Woodland soils are more open and less compact, enabling the soil to soak up and store rainwater like a sponge. Find out more about the benefits that planting trees and creating woodlands can have for water management and water quality: gov.uk/government/col124229
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